Two Britons Killed on Russian Salmon Fishing Trip

Reports via Sky News suggest that Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into a helicopter crash which killed two British salmon anglers and their guide.

Sky News report that Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said the Eurocopter helicopter banked to one side and crashed while attempting to take off in the Lovozersky district of Murmansk. Two British anglers and their guide were killed, the pilot was injured but survived the incident.